Comparing the iPhone 5 to the HTC One X

Apple’s big, annual smartphone release, the iPhone 5, is out and ready for your consideration. But, with so many other options available from Android manufacturers, should you look to Apple? Is the 4-inch display and 4G LTE version of what amounts to last year’s phone worth your money?

Here’s a quick head-head chart that breaks down the main hardware differences between the iPhone 5 and the HTC One X (AT&T). Keep in mind that these devices are not sold strictly on the merit of hardware. If that were the case, Android would own even higher market share. No, consumers like to buy based on experience, features, and other intangibles. To that end, Apple does quite well, however Android players are getting better all the time.

Early Consensus

We noticed that Apple spent considerably more time speaking about the new camera features, overall design, and tweaks to existing tech. Of particular note is the fact that Apple glossed over the battery talk quite quickly. With 8hr talk time, 225 hour standby, it’s not anything today’s top Android’s are not capable of delivering. Still, Apple has definitely pushed forward with some of the tech that goes into the camera, games, and general user experience.

Existing Apple users who own a bunch of accessories will be required to buy an adapter so that they can plug in the iPhone 5. Existing Android users can hop from device to device without worry of whether it will offer microUSB.

While Siri has been updated for the new handset, it’s still something that users will have to “ask” to get to work. Google Now, on the other hand, delivers relevant details without prompt, and learns over time, what the user is like and where they go. Here’s to hoping for Android 4.1 in the near future.

Of all the Android players releasing phones on a regular basis, HTC is one who seems to be focusing on the camera. As evidenced in the myTouch HD and Amaze 4G, the camera experience is much better here than in other models. It’s not just a simple matter of megapixels and image size. No, we’ve got to contend with

Which one is right for you?

If you are here because you were seriously considering switching from Android to Apple, chances are good you’ve already made your mind up. Having said that, the iPhone 5 is not the monumental step forward that tech-savvy folks might expect. General users, however, will like the idea of a bigger display and faster data connection, even if it’s something Android users have enjoyed since 2010.

All said and done, there’s enough “new” here to keep iPhone users coming back. Sure, there’s more over on the Android side of the tracks but nobody is going to spend the money that Apple will to talk about it. Well, maybe Samsung.

NOTE: Because of similarity, portions of this comparison were pulled from other posts.

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“General users, however, will like the idea of a bigger display and faster data connection, even if it’s something Android users have enjoyed since 2010.”
NO… general users will consider exclusively the “excellent quality of materials found in iphone”, compared with the “ordinary plastic found in Android devices”… For them, everything important will be reduced to the aluminium of the iphone’s backside.
A few years ago, specs were very important, and Steve Jobs announced very proudly that the iphone has an enormous screen of 3.5”, that the iphone is incredibly thin with 11.6mm. Later on, Tim Cook announced with pride the new resolution of the iPad. Of course, the ipad 2 had (and still has) a mediocre screen resolution, but starting with the new ipad, the screen resolution became the most important spec for a tablet.

Now, since Apple can’t keep pace with competition, “the specs are dead”, and only the user experience is relevant (this meaning only the subjective perception of the device).

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Also for camera all you said was the one x has 8mp.. it’s more advanced then that. It’s got an image chip, f2.0 28mm wide angle lens, bsi, hdr, panoramic, low light, close up. A lot more options to get the best picture.